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Wichita eagle., 1887-04-21
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Wichita eagle., 1887-04-21
Just north @. the Occidental.
Grand Clearing Sale !! !
Mrs. NJ. KLENTZ

VIII sell until all sod Hats from 25c to 81 worth
twice the money Hand knit all wool hoods sc
and 50c 4 full line OF Cloaks. Underwear. COrsets
Bustle, Handkerchiefs. Gloves, Ostrich Feathers
B,rds Wings, Ribbons, Velvets, Pushes, Astre-
chans. Ladies come early to secure bargains.
NJ Ki.EkTZ
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-21
Ministerial Qualifications.

We were speaking of preachers having
fine voices, and one minister said: They
tell a grand story on Brother s.. whom
you all know He was detailed 10 do a
little missionary work among the negroes.
When the time was up he was reappo,nted
One Of the class leaders of the da-key
church came to him and said: Brother
S. ives glad dey done sent you back
to preach 10 us
"'Why sos Gueried the minister.
"''<aSc de culied folks all lack You.
Dey say "a eot de mo'nfudes' voice. ~
AtlaA SUBSTITUTION.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-21

..Iaales. I don't see bat what shall
have 10 have 81 new bonnet ii I'm going
to the Permanent exhibition with you.
"pern.-vhy, that's three or four years
from now. You'd better read up.
''Oh, yes, James, do reed up. But
three or four years are none too long be-
forehand TO begin If I am going to get the
money in time. "-Washington Post.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-11
HENRY WARD BEECHER DEAD.
The 6srent Plymouth Preacher stricken
Down with ApOpleNy.

the FATAL ATTACK COMES on SATURDAY
MORNING AND DEATH ENsuEs AFTER THREE
DAYS or uNcoNscIoUsNEss--s SKETCH or
MIR BEEcHER's LIFE, THE FUNERAL, AND
OTHER MATTERS oF INTEREST
Henry Ward Brpcher was stricken with
aroplcVv at his home in brooklyn last Sat
urlay morning and lay in stupor ending
in deep comutosc state, until his death
took place on Tuesday morning at 0:3o.
Mr.. Beecher was i'll ON Friday and slept
poorly during Friday night. When the
fatal attack came in the early morning his
wife thought it was only bilious attack
such as he was subject to. The physicians
who were called, however, discovered its
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-11

The Chase rowney heirs, with good
many other heirs expectant and hopeful,
will doubtless be Interested in the news that
the president directors and "coun-
selor" Of the British Claim Agency"
concern snugly established in the Stewart
building, New York city were arrested and
locked up last Friday ON Il charge of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses. In
spite Of the declarations so often made by
the press that there are no estates awaiting
American claimants in England and in
spite of the positive information given on
this point last year by United States Minis
ter Phelps at London, these swindlers were
making from $500 to $500 a day from their
victims. The agency openly advertised to
collect foreign claims, and sent out lists OF
many thousand surnames Of the parties
claimant For the first name fee of 81
was charged and for other pretended ser
vices s., $40, and so on. Geo. f. Parker,
| the "president,n has had two terms in state
prison for stealing and for forgery. The
police have been on the track of the con
Germ for some time but were delayed by
the difficulty found in getting the names OF
persons who had sent in money.
Other hopeful heirs to English estates,
who amuse themselves by counting up the
proportion of the ancestral millions which
will be theirs when their "claims' are once
established may be interested in the fact
that on the same day that these New York
swindlers were locked up one George Frank
lin Anderson said to be an American law
yer, was convicted and sentenced in the
London courts to five years penal servi
tude upon the charge that he had swindlec
Charles Deakin, of Susquehanna, Penn
out of large sums of money under the pre-
tense that he was prosecuting suit for thu
recovery of IA large English estate, Deakil
having been led to believe that he wa
heir to the property.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-11

According to the funeral arrangements
as finally made private service was to be
held at the house yesterday for relatives
only The body was then to be carried to
Plymouth church to lie in state until 1890
this friday morning when the public ser
vices took place The body viii probably
lie in state until Saturday morning, when
there will he private burial, the casket
being taken to Greenwood cemetery, where
it will remain in the receiving vault until
Mrs Beecher has selected its final resting
place.
The body was escorted to the church by the
18th regiment, of which Mr.. Beecher was
chaplain Co G-called Plymouth company
on account of its members being attendants
of Plymouth church-acted as guard of
honor
Dr. c. H. Hall of the Church of the Holy
Trinity officiated, this being in accordance
with an agreement made many years ago
between Mr. Beecher and DR. Hall that
whoever died first the other should ofliciate
at his funeral
There was no black drapery in the church
or house, nor will the family wear mourn
ing. Many times Mr.. Beecher has said in
his sermons: "Strew flowers on my grave
but let no heathenish practice prevail Of
draping in black rs token of sorrow, whei
man has passed through death TO cterna
life"
The public schools were TO he closed to
day aud the business Of the city general,
suspended.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-11
The FOr,y-Niu,h Congress.

The Forty ninth Congress came to an
end at noon last Friday amid the usual
scenes of disorder, and frantic haste, and
unfinished business. At the last moment
the speaker telegraphed the President at
the White House that it would be necessary
for him to come to the capitol to sign GER
tain bills and he came dashing down the
avenue behind his span of handsome brown
horses and entered his room III the Senate
wing Just in season to sign the last of the
appropriation hills--all but the deficiency
bill, and this failed of becoming a law sim
ply because it was so long delayed and so
little time was left after the points of diff
ference had been agreed upon that it was
physical impossibility for the engrossing
clerk to put it on the stiff greasy parch-
ment before the hour of adjournment came.
As it was the hands of the clock in the
House were turned back SO that the imper
alive business might be finished before ~
O'Clock.
The Congress was in session 10 months
and 81 days. In the Senate there were in
troduced 1857 bills and 11S joint resolu-
tions. ON which 1888 written reports were
made, being upward of 800 more bills and
over 400 more reports than in the Forty
eighth Congress The total number Of laws
enacted was approximately 1881 The
President vetoed 1872 bills, or 81 more than
had been vetoed from the foundation Of the
government down to the beginning of this
Congress. The President also 'pocketed
and so killed 80 bills. Among these latter
was the river and harbor bill, which reach
ed the President two or three days before
the adjournment, but not having time t,
examine sufficiently and having discovered
in it the Hennepin canal and other jobs, hi
withheld his signature.
Among the most important measure,
which were enacted into laws during the tw,
sessions of the Forty ninth Congress wer,
the bill changing and establishing the pres
dental succession the bill for regulating
the manner of counting the electoral votes
the oleomargarine tax bill the Dingley bill
for the relief of the shipping interest Il
increase the pensions of widows and de
pendent relatives of deceased soldiers ant
sailors authorizing the construction of
building for the national library prescrih
ing the study in schools, under federal con
troll, of the nature of alcoholic drinks an
narcotics; the Mexican veterans pensio
bill the Atlantic and Pacific land gran
forfeiture, restoring "a 600, 900 acres TO tn
public domain; the interstate commeEc
hill the Fitz John Porter bill the bill in
creasing the annual appropriation for tn
militia to SiO0, 900; the bill establishing az
ricultural experiment stations the ant
polygamy bill the bill to indemnify tn
Chinese victims of the Rock Springs out
rage the Canadian fishery retaliation bill
the repeal of the tenure of Office act
Among the bills that failed in one hous
or the other were the Blair educational bill
the bill suspending the coinage of silver
the national bankruptcy bill that for tn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-11

Senator Dawes was welcomed at Pitts
field, Mass, his home, Monday evening, by
a large meeting, regardless of party, and
was eulogi2ed in resolutions and speeches
in most cheering and grateful manner.
Many and loud complaints are made in
the north part of the state of the inefficient
way in which the mail service is rendered
by the new Democratic incumbents.
Col Glider, who with one companion
started some time ago for the North Pole,
missed steamer which was to carry him
many miles toward his destination, and is
coming back to New York, but says he will
try again.
Margaret Mather, the well known act
ress, was secretly married at Buffalo, n
Y, two weeks ago to Emil Haberkorn
leader of the Union Square theatre orches
ira.
Mr. Moody has raised his $780, 600 for
the establishment of school for Christian
workers at Chicago. John b. Farwell gave
800, 600, Mrs, George Mccormick $50 600
and the remaining 500, 600 is subscribed
in sums of $1,000 and less
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-11

MIR. Bcecher's property is said to amount
to about $40, 600, most of it being personal
property. For the past four years he had
received a salary of Slj,OO0 a year from
Plymouth church. For years before that
he received 500, 600 a year, and during the
famous Tilton controversy 500, 900 "A year
was paid him as mark Of confidence in his
integrity aud To enable him to meet the ex-
peuses Of the trial For his lectures he re
ceiycd never less than $3.50 nor more than
5000; which would net him about Sl4, 900 a
year. Hereceived IA royalty of about $1,000
upon some books written in his earlier days,
prominent among which was Lectures to
Young Men His syndicate newspaper let
tiers, which he continued up to the time of
his illness, melted him SO week. This
income though almost princely, was spent
10y Mr.. Beecher in ornamenting his house
and in charity. His house was "a perfect
cabinet of curiosites.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-11

From an interview since the adjournment of Con
gress,
am wholly disappointed with the results
of the last Congress. The Democrats in
Congress do not seem to have capacity for
either leadership or united action. The
House should have taken the initiative step
toward reducing taxation. The Senate was
ready to take hold of tariff revision and tar
if reduction. The Democracy made mis-
take in not accepting the bills passed by the
Senate to defend the coast and strengthen
the navy-bills which appealed to the pat
riotic impulses of the people
do you think that the President is los
ing ground with his party"
He doubtless is with the Democrats the
Mugwumps still applaud him. Still, think
that the Mugwump vote will largely return
to the Republican party in the next cam
paign, no matter who may be the nomi-
nees. believe the Democrats viii renom-
mate Cleveland. The veto of the Deepen
dent pension bill was, think, grave error
of Judgment Iapprehend that there would
have been 10000 applicants under it, and
it would have cost "a, 800, 900 year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-11
His Life in Brief.

Henry Ward Beecher was the third child
of DIR. Lyman Beecher, himself an eminent
orthodox divine, and was born ut Iitch
field, Ct, June 81, 1873 lie was therefore
in his seventy fourth year. He graduated
at Amherst college, studied divinity at Lane
Seminary and his first pastorate of any
note was at indianapolis, beginning in 1899
and ending in 1S41, when he accepted a
call to Plymouth church in Brooklyn. There
he had been ever since, preaching to the
largest audiences and commanding the most
attention of any clergyman in America.
Before going to indianapolis he was editor
of the Cincinnati Journal for one year, and
had since then for twenty years been Il
leading writer for the Independent and for
many years the editor of the Christian
Union. He also wrote extensively for 9TH
err papers, and his sermons in Plymouth pull
pit have been gathered into numerous vol
umes. He wrote Life of Christ, which
was published in two volumes, delivered
lectures at Yale on preaching, which have
been published in book, and many of his
writings have been issued in permanent
form Besides doing all this and while do
ing it, he found time to lecture all over this
country and in England, and his services
always commanded the highest platform
prices.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-11
HOME NEWS.
Meteorological Record.


SPECIAL NOTICE We have about Az calendars,
aud should be pleased to give one to any lady who
may call on Market Day. VAN DooRS & MuRRls.
TENEMENT TO Rent in the Houghton block,
Main street Enquire of }. NJ. TYLER
Before getting collar for your dog call upon
Gunsmith Wood. He has just received an elegant
assortment and the prices range from i5c up.
All you to whom have lent oyster cans, please
return them 80 that | can lend them to You again
FRANK STuCRwEIL
Van Doom & Morris will Offer the same articles
to all purchasers next Monday as on first Market
Day.
To RESr. Modern house situated near the vii
age. Apply to u. s. PRATT
Buy Picture Frames Of Geddis
ARTISTIC Picture FRAMlSa at Clapp 4 Jones's.
Picture frames in great variety at A. +. wilder's
shop open evenings from toS
Dinner at IL O'Clock 25c at Bliss.
Lunches from DC up at Bsss
Lodging from BIC up at Bliss
Meals cooked to order at Bliss
Table board, q meals, $500 per week at Bliss
PicruRE FRAMES are cheap at Clapp & Jones's
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-11
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Another bridge Accident.

\ Texas bound train on the Iron Noun
tain railroad, which left st, Louis last Sat
urllay night, was precipitated into a creek
by bridge giving way near Victoria, Mo
The engine and all the passenger cars went
down together, only the sleeper being left
ON the track The train consisted of bag
gage express and mail cars, IA smoker, two
passenger ears and four sleepers, carrying
about 1870 passengers. The wreck was due
to high water caused 10y heavy rains, The
postal ear was swept away some distance,
and as the water rushed through il from
end to end the mail-which is said 10 have
been the largest ever sent over the road
was literally washed out and scattered over
miles of territory on imbedded in the mud
of the creek The postal clerks were badly
bruised and narrowly escaped drowning
The smoker. which contained some 20 per
sons, was swept down about 300 feet below
the trestle, and its occupants were only
saved by clinging to its top until they could
be brought away one 10y one.
A snow slide in the Selkirk range of the
Rocky Mountains last week Thursday car
red a Canadian Pacific train down an i'm
mense gorge and completely buried it.
! When dug out, seven hours afterward, Su-
/ perintendent William Green and six men,
all employees, We're found smothered to
death. The officers of the Canadian Pacific
road refuse particulars and are making
special efforts to keep the accident quiet.
The new Cotton Oil company, which is to
compete in the manufacture of cottonseed
oil with the Standard Oil company, has been
chartered in Camden, n. j. The capital i,
81, 600, 600, of which 81, 600, 900 has already
been subscribed by Philadelphia capitalists
The company is authorized to build mills in
the principal Southern cities. Work vii
be begun soon in the mills and refineries
with the most improved machinery put il
operation.
One of Pillsbury & Co. S big flour store
houses, frame building in Southeast Min
neapolis, fell one morning last week with /
terrible crash. In it were stored between
100, 900 and l25, 600 barrels of -four in sack
and barrels. The building covered a blocl
of ground in length and half block il
width, and was one story high. The dam
age is variously estimated at $40 900 to $50,
600 The same firm suffered loss from
similar cause January ), when their east
side elevator fell, splitting about 60, 90
bushels of wheat and wrecking part of tn
building,
A passenger train was ditched at Sharon
N. j., Tuesday night, and the cars too
fire and burned up, One man was burne
to death and four persons seriously injured
and the other passengers narrowly escape
the same fate.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-11
Death of Col. A. II. Jewe,,.

News was received at st. Johnsbury Mon
day of the death of Col A. b. Jewett at
Jacksonville, Fla, Sunday, Col Jewett
came to st. Johnsbury about 1876 as super
intendent of the st, Johnsbury and Mont
pelier railroad In 1871 the road went in
to the hands of receivers, of whom Jewett
was one, and he continued in that capacity
until the affairs of the road were settled in
1880, when it took the name of st, Johns
bury and Lake Champlain road, and Mr..
Jewett was the superintendent until after
it was leased to the Boston and Lowell road
retiring from the Office last year. At the
time of his death he was vice-president of
the road. Col Jewett served in the army
during the rebellion and commanded Yer
mont regiment portion of the time. He
was about 80 years old and leaves a widow
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-11


TiItOn's Charges and the Scandal Trial. |
1t was during the very flood tide of his
own fame and activity, and at the very
height of the usefulness Of his church, that
the memorable blow was struck at Mr..
Beecher by Theodore Tilton For some
years previous to June, 1874, grave rumors
of breach in the friendship of the two
men, caused 10y reports Of improper con
duct between the pastor and Mr., Tilton's
wife, had been noised about Various ne
gutations had been carried on through the
mutual friend Francis d. Moulton, one
memorable result Of which was famous
letter in which Mr.. Beecher overwhelmed
himself with reproaches. His friends have
maintained that he wrote this letter with
the instincts of true gentleman, and in
the belief that misunderstanding would
not have arisen had he been more discreet,
while others have held that the letter was
sign of true remorse for sin actually com
nitted. Peace was for a time restored but
the suggestive whispers continued and it
was held that should the true facts become
! known Mr., Beecher would be driven from
his pulpit. Finally the story was given
| wide circulation in some of the newspapers,
and in June, 1874, Mr.. Tilton assumed re
sponsbility for the accusations. Mr.. Beech
err then submitted the whole matter for in
! vestigation to committee composed of EN-
inent members of his own church and so
cial circle, who reported unanimously that
the charge was false. The report was adopt
ed without dissent by the church and con
gregation. Mr. Tilton then brought suit
for damages against Mr.. Beecher for 800
OOO and this suit-in point of the public
interest aroused by it perhaps the most
lasted for six months. After being out
more than week the jury were discharged
without a verdict Nine of them stood for
an acquittal, one for conviction, while two
of them on some of the ballots voted for
conviction and on others for acquittal. Mr.
IIlton never brought the suit to trial again
but Mr. Moulton began an action against
MIR. Beecher involving the same questions
Mr.. Moultons suit was discontinued with
out being tried Questions then arose re
speeding the regularity of the proceeding,
in Plymouth church by which Mr. Beechei
had been acquitted, and council of Con
gregational churches and ministers, said t,
be the largest that ever assembled, wa
called to advise with Plymouth church re
speeding its proceedings. This council di,
not undertake a direct examination of tn
charges. 1t simply examined into the his
uoly vi Ihe dctloh OF flymOuth church, an
/, III tins inquiry spent nearly week, TIL
= result was that Christian fellowship was ex
tended to Mr. Beecher, the confidence q
the council in his integrity was affirmed
: and II tribunal of eminent iursts was AZ
\ pointed to investigate any charges tina
- might be laid before them, though non
. were ever laid. The expenses of Mr.. Beecl
y ers defense were met by his friends II
: church stood by him faithfully, although
4 good many members withdrew his viii
u sustained him, and he bore himself with III
.. paralleled courage through the trial All
: the years that have followed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-11

An unusually large number Of parents
and friends were present at the closing eN
ercises Of Mrs Warren's school at Centre
vile last Friday, March 1. The examina-
tions in arithmetic and geography gave evi-
dence of thorough work on the part of both
teacher and pupils. The rhetorical exer-
cises were very interesting, and some of
the little ones displayed evolutionary talent
which would have done credit 10 pupils Of
more years. Mr.. Merrill spoke Of the prog
ress this school has made for the past few
years, and Of the liberality of the district in
providing for the requirements of the
school The record showed the number OF
scholars in the spring term to Ice a. fall
term 50, winter term 40. The number OF
different pupils for the three terms was -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-11
The Central VermOnps New Iron
Bridges.

The Rutland Herald says The Central
Vermont road has just closed contract
with the Vermont Construction company
of St. Adams 10 build All iron bridge over
the White river TO replace the one recent
ly destroyed, 1t will be of five spans, $50
feet in length, of the riveted lattice system,
and 415 tons Of iron will be used in its con
struction 1t is 10 he deck bridge sup
piled with a safety guard devised by Gov,
Smith. All iron used in the construction
must have II tension strength of not less
than 80, 900 pounds 10 the square inch, and
is to he rolled at Pittsburgh, Pa. The
bridge will he built at st, Adams and is to
be erected within seven weeks from the
time the iron reaches that place
The company is also at work ON a rail
road bridge ut Brattleboro, one span of
which is 2li feet long Manager Aver of
the construction company has also made u
contract with ex-Gov. Proctor to construct
riveted lattice bridge of iron $50 feet
long which is to span Otter Greek at Cen
tire Rutland near the marble mills